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1914-15 STAR : ROYAL NAVY : HMS. 'DEFENCE' : CASUALTY AT JUTLAND :

1914-15 Star - 177335 E.J. WOOLLACOTT, Chief Petty Officer : Royal Navy :. (ERNEST JAMES WOOLLACOTT - Born Kingskerswell, Devon on 10 June 1877 : Joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd.Class in HMS. 'Impregnable' on 12 December 1893 : Served in numerous ships and shore stations and advanced through the rates to become Chief Petty Officer on 19 January 1916 whilst serving in the Minotaur-class Armoured Cruiser, HMS. 'Defence', which he had joined in September 1913 : He was still serving in HMS. 'Defence' when the ship went into action at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916 and was sunk with the loss of all hands : The recipient has no known grave and is commemorated on Plymouth Naval Memorial.) : Sold with verification; copy Service Record; copy CWGC. information and related research NEF - £185